Soap-dispensing apparatus.



1 PATENTED Dnc. 25, 190s.

' s.GoULD.

soAP vDI-SPENSING APPARATUS.

APPLIoATIoN'rrLnn nso. 2, 1905.

WMWMW Wimax atto-Pow ,sANroRDpGoULn or 'Newl YORK, N. Y.l

Spec'iiicationof Letters Patent. p Applicationled December 2.1905--Serial No. 290,025.

,'soAP-DISPErislNG APPARATUS.

Patented Dec. 25, 1906.

Beit known that l, .SANFOnn GouLD, -a citizen of the United States, residing at N ew York, in the county of 4New York and State of -New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Soap-Dispensin Apsame in measured quantities.

- dispensing receptacle.

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paratus and l do hereby declare the fo lowing to 'be a full, clear andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to devices for dispensing li uid, and more particularly to devices' for ispensing liquid soap; Aan it consists of a receptacle containinv'the liquid to be dispensed and means for dispensing ythe l. It further consists in devices for dispensing liquid soap in such'manner as not to spray or splash the same when discharged.

It also consists in a device having a cyl in- I der' and reciprocating plunger therein, so positioned as'to dispense practically all the liquid' contained in the receptacle.

The invention further comprises certain novel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed. y

ln the accompanying drawin s, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improve liquid-soap- Fig. 2 is a section through my improved liquid-soap dispenser.

My improved soap-dispenser is prefera'i'y made with a metal base 1, a cylindrical body portion 2,-being preferably made of glass, and a top or lid 3, carrying the dispensing mechy The body portion 2 is preferably made lwith screw-threads at'the to and boti `tom for securing 'the 'sam'e'in p ace. The

base. is preferably made of metal and is formed with a depression or well 4, accommodating the lower endl of the dispensing mechanism. The device may be attached at any suitable place` by means of suitable screws fastened through '-the base portion. Secured to the top or head is `a cylinder 5, and secured rigidly thereto, near the lower end thereof, is a ischarge-tube 6, carrying on its-end a bell-shaped nozzle 7. The cylinder 5 has a removable cap closing the bottom, through which the cylinderis inserted,

. Within the cylinder 5 isl a piston-rod 8, carryy ing a piston-head 9, preferably of metal, without any` backing.` This piston-head lits snugly ,but not tightly, within the cylinder 5 and is held in operative position by a vspring 'juring the same.

10 through the piston-rod 8. 4 The iston-rod 8 extends beyond the top of the inder and carries an adjusting-nut 11 for a justing the amount of reciprocation of the suitable knob 12, which is depressedwhen desired to secure a quantity of liquid con-` tained in the receptacle'. In the c linder a short distance from the bottom yis ocated number of perforations 13, .through`v` which the liquid enters by gravity and fills'the cyll inder 5 below the piston-head 9 andpartly fills the discharge-tube 6. AA suitable vent, as 14, is made in the top for permitting i'tjto fill-the space created by the liquid discharged from the receptacle.A L

As will be evident, v ism may be removed from the receptacle and piston-head 9. 6o lOnthe'outer end of the rod 8 is fastened any the. dispensing mechanplaced in any other receptacle or 1n another 75 rece tacle similar to the one disclosed. As will `e observed, the receptacle may be filled through a suitable opening 15, or the receptacle may be taken apart entirely'and cleaned in- 8o or repaired withy ease without in any wa The body portion 2 of7 the receptacle is preferably made of glass, so that as the liquid is used from the receptacle the same will be observed andthe receptacle filled again, as may be desired.` y

, ln operation the device is filled with liquid soap or other liquid that it is desired-to dispense in small quantities, the liquid filling the lower'part of the cylinder and part of the lnorder to secure a quan- 9o discharge-nozzle. tity of liquid, it is only necessary to press down vupon the knob 12, which will force the piston 9 downward 'and dischar e the quantity of liquid through the disc ar e-pipe 6 and out throu h .the nozzle '7. hand is removed from the knob 12, the s rin i. 10 will automatically retract the pistonea until the same 'occupies a position slightly above the openings 1 3. When it has* reached this position, the liquid will'enter the openings 13 by gravity yand again fill the lower part of the chamber and discharge-pipe 6 untilthe saine has reached the level of the liquid in the receptacle. The nut 11 is used to regulate the quantity of liquidy dispensed, and

when it is ,desirable to dispense a .larger or smaller amount of liquid the nut either screws up or down, as the case may be, and in this way the quantity of liquid dispensed is varied to s uit.`

In dispensing liquid soap for use upon the land it is usual to place the hand against the Vhen the IOC IIO

' 5 The combination with a receptacle, of a bell-shaped nozzle, and by reason of the J tube connected to the lower end of said cylinpalm of the hand tting the nozzle snugly the der and extending through theupper end of 15 liquid is delivered Without splashing. said receptacle, and a bell-shaped member What I claim is I secured to the outer end of said tube for directing the discharge from said cylinder to the dispensing mechanism removably secured toatmosphere. one end of said receptacle, comprising a cylin- In testimony whereof I ailx my signature 2o ger pic'lowlided with si pluralilty o apertures in presence of two Witnesses.

orme t erein neart eend t ereo ,areei roi T Io eating plunger positioned in said cylindfii', a SAAB ORD GOULD' spring for normally holding said plunger in its raised position, means positioned on said plunger for regulating the throw thereof, a

Witnesses:

EDWARD I-I. RYAN, HUGO Moon. 

